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On Veterans Day, 1921, President Warren G. Harding presided over an interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for an unknown soldier who died during World War I. Since then, three more soldiers have been added to the Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) memorial—and one has been disinterred. Below, a few things you might not know about the historic site and the rituals that surround it.
10 Facts About the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Slightly off subject, when I was in BNCOC, one of our fellow students was a Tomb Sentinel. When it was time for the Commandant's in ranks Class "A" inspection, when he came out for formation, you just knew who was going to "win" the inspection (he did). He looked "sharper" than everyone else and we're all wearing the same suit!
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remember to see the other two brought back from France in W.W.1, go aboard the U.S.S. Olympia in Philadelphia Harbor, they are still on board, it was a lottery to see which of the three would be buried at Arlington...
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